Motivate yourself

1. To be a great Mentor you need to understand
what motivates you…

2. 
Motivation =
forces acting
either on or
within a person
to initiate
behaviour

3. 
Our Challenge is to:
 Shift our motivational strength to support one activity
from another (e.g. studying rather than facebook)
 Have our motivational strength focused on triggering the
behaviours that support the goals you have set out to
achieve (e.g. completing an assignment)

4. 
Focus on what you want to achieve

5. 
Break it Down:
 Create step by step manageable and measurable
goals
 What are the individual steps I need to do to achieve
this? (e.g. Pass Course= read material, attend lectures, review
notes, etc.)

6. 
Celebrate
each success
(however small)
“We are
motivated
when we
have
achieved”

7. 
Self Fulfilling prophecies
 Do you expect to pass?
or to fail?
If you have the attitude:
 “I’ll give it a go but…”
 “I’ll never…”
Chances are you will prove
yourself right!

8. 
 Tell yourself (EVERYDAY - literally)
 “I am going to succeed”
 “ I will pass this course”
 Put signs up on your bathroom mirror, your fridge,
everywhere… and be specific about what you will
achieve!
 And what you will gain from achieving it!
A change in Attitude
makes anything possible!

9. 
 How much value you place on a task affects
motivation
 If you see value in doing the task - motivation
increases
 If you see no value in doing the task – motivation
decreases
 You may be faced with tasks in which you see little value
and you’re having trouble getting motivated to complete
them….
…. Search for value for yourself ……
How important is it to you?

10. 
Take action!